Overmeapp vs Overhead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Overmeapp
Visualize satellite passes and upcoming launches. Explore the aurora borealis on a map and check light pollution levels. Access publicly available satellite data.
- Satellite overhead pass visualization
- Upcoming launch updates
- Aurora borealis map visualization
- Light pollution level exploration
- Public satellite data search
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Visualize satellite overhead passes, stay up to date with upcoming launches, visualize the aurora borealis on the map, explore light pollution levels near you, and search publicly accessible data on satellites.
Overhead
This app provides real-time, location-specific information about celestial events like satellite passes, auroras, and meteor showers. It analyzes sky conditions and weather to tell you if it's a good night for stargazing, offering guidance to locate objects.
- Real-time celestial event tracking
- Location-based sky and weather analysis
- Aurora and meteor shower forecasts
- Planet and satellite pass notifications
- Camera-guided object location
- Live Activities and widgets (Pro)
- Apple Watch app (Pro)
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Is it worth looking up tonight? Overhead gives you a clear, honest answer — scored for your exact location, sky, and weather. No clutter, no noise. Just the night, read at a glance. WHAT'S OVERHEAD • The ISS and bright satellite passes, timed for your sky • Auroras, when they may reach you • Meteor showers on their best nights • Planets at their finest — oppositions, elongations, conjunctions • The Moon, at tonight's real phase • Eclipses, solar and lunar • Visible rocket launches KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Overhead folds in live cloud cover, moonlight, and your local light pollution (Bortle), then tells you plainly whether tonight is a GO — or one to skip. When something's happening now, "Where to look" uses your camera to point you right at it. QUIET BY DESIGN Alerts are rare on purpose — only the moments truly worth stepping outside for. No account. No ads. No tracking. Your location stays on your device. OVERHEAD PRO Go further with a subscription: • Live Activities — follow the space station across your sky, live on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Home & Lock Screen widgets — tonight's sky at a glance • Apple Watch app — the night on your wrist Try Overhead Pro free for 7 days, then $9.99/year or $2.99/month. — Overhead Pro is an auto-renewable subscription: Annual ($9.99/year, with a 7-day free trial) or Monthly ($2.99/month). Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.overheadskyapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.overheadskyapp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Overmeapp at none against Overhead's 2. Overmeapp also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Overhead's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Overhead sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Overmeapp asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Overmeapp against 5.0 for Overhead. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Overmeapp ships an update every 2 months, Overhead fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Overmeapp | Overhead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Dunn | Justin Radomski |
In-app purchases
Overmeapp
No in-app purchases
Overhead
- Overhead Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Overhead Pro - Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
